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PDGA Quietly Passes the 50000 Member Mark

...sometime ago they took down the feature to view recent member list which also showed the latest members. They made no mention and I suppose no one noticed or cared. They did still allow you to search though.

Between last night and today we have a 50000th member...CONGRATULATIONS.

I kinda hoped they make some fanfare and who knows maybe they will. The current rate of signup has to be the fastest they have ever experienced (over 75 members in 24 hours/500 + in about a month) from All over the world.

Way to go Disc Golfers of the world and PDGA. Add your thoughts on the topic below...

Tags: 50000, PDGA, mark, member, members

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Permalink Reply by Gary Burdick on August 27, 2011 at 11:19pm

There are only around 11,000 paid members. Most just join to get a number and never pay another dime.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Burdick on August 27, 2011 at 11:22pm

Any one on here below the number of 1000? And still playing?

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Permalink Reply by Norm Cole on December 29, 2011 at 9:55pm

...just paid to join the PDGA as an Amateur...which clearly I am...but excited to continue supporting this sport which has become my new love and addiction...and looking forward to entering some tourneys in 2012...but, think it is important to support this sport in anyway that I can financially.

So, in addition to joining PDGA, buying discs, bags, accessories, and introducing every friend I have to the sport, what else can we do to grow this sport to the level it deserves?

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Permalink Reply by Disc Player Sports on March 13, 2012 at 2:45pm

just think:

how many pencils they can give away if everyone was an active member!?

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Permalink Reply by Gary Burdick on March 13, 2012 at 3:13pm

# 554 here. Still playing, started 38 years ago. Can not play as much as I would like, cannot drive all to far, but still love the aproach shots, and the turbo putting. The game is fun and it should be in all school systems. Give the kids something fun to do outside. Not many make the varsity team. Instead of being the fan they can excelled in discgolf.

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Permalink Reply by Norm Cole on March 13, 2012 at 9:34pm

I recently joined - #51176. So glad to be playing this sport and meeting all the amazing people I am meeting. And, am hoping my support of PDGA will help the sport continue to grow.

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Permalink Reply by Tim on March 14, 2012 at 3:33pm

You folks do realize there are over 300 million people in this country right?

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Permalink Reply by TheBfunky1 on March 14, 2012 at 4:12pm

You do realize according to wiki the PGA only has 28,000 members or so...just sayin

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Permalink Reply by Disc Player Sports on March 14, 2012 at 9:26pm

The PGA is an elite group, with lots of what?

I don't hear you, what's that you say....

MONEY, Sponsors, Television, Products being manufactured all the time......

more, and more.

The PDGA is only a start.... we are not that cool until there are numbers participating.

When you go to the PDGA website, see how many are active members....

Not enough.

Don't have all the answers, but it takes numbers.

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Permalink Reply by Tim on March 16, 2012 at 9:39am

funk...apples and oranges...ANYONE can sign up for the PDGA...have to pass written and playing tests to be a card carrying member of the PGA.

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Permalink Reply by TheBfunky1 on March 16, 2012 at 11:33am

I did not know that. I was only using the first reference I could to demonstrate that other pro sports also only have crumbs in the ranks compared to 300 mil.

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Permalink Reply by Stu Luks on March 16, 2012 at 9:55am

#2097. Joined in 1983 or around there. Played a lot of tourneys in the '80's but hung up the discs for a long time, save for the occasional round now and then. Got the bug again last year and now play a few times a week. Going to renew my PDGA membership this week and start plaing in tourneys again in the over 50 division.